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Guest poem submitted by Anustup Datta:
(Poem #502) MCMXIV
Those long uneven lines Standing as patiently As if they were stretched outside The Oval or Villa Park, The crowns of hats, the sun On moustached archaic faces Grinning as if it were all An August Bank Holiday lark; And the shut shops, the bleached Established names on the sunblinds, The farthings and sovereigns, And dark-clothed children at play Called after kings and queens, The tin advertisements For cocoa and twist, and the pubs Wide open all day; And the countryside not caring The place-names all hazed over With flowering grasses, and fields Shadowing Domesday lines Under wheats' restless silence; The differently-dressed servants With tiny rooms in huge houses, The dust behind limousines; Never such innocence, Never before or since, As changed itself to past Without a word--the men Leaving the gardens tidy, The thousands of marriages Lasting a little while longer: Never such innocence again.
Philip Larkin is not usually counted among the so-called War Poets, and his poem is naturally more detached, though none the less harsh and caustic for that. I think comparing the lines of entraining soldiers (and presaging the lines of trenches stretched across the countryside) with the ticket queues at the Kensington or at an Aston Villa match on August Bank Holiday is absolutely devastating in its irony. Also note the biting satire of "The thousands of marriages/Lasting a little while longer" - never such innocence again, indeed - the Great War destroyed all that was sweet and innocent in civilization. Anustup.


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CAIRO (Reuters) - A senior leader of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Mursi's party called for mass rallies across Egypt on Monday, hours after tens of thousands of Mursi's supporters demanded his return in a peaceful protest in Cairo.
Interim Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi is expected to swear in a new cabinet next week to enforce an army-backed "road map" to restore civilian rule. The military overthrew Mursi, the country's first democratically elected president, on July 3.
Mursi's party has rejected all political process since then.
"Next Monday a bigger crowd, God willing, in all the squares of Egypt - against the military coup," Essam El-Erian, Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party, said on his Facebook page on Saturday.
"Egypt decides through the ballot box, through protests, and mass rallies and peaceful sit-ins. No one person, one elite group and military organization will impose its decision on the people," he said.
(Reporting by Shadia Nasralla; Editing by Louise Ireland)

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Veterans in Milford received an outpouring of love this week from hundreds of elementary school students in Kent and Sussex counties.
Veterans in Milford received an outpouring of love this week from hundreds of elementary school students in Kent and Sussex counties.
Students at six elementary schools in Milford and Georgetown made more than 1,000 thank-you cards for residents of the Delaware Veterans Home as part of Congressman John Carney's second-annual Valentines for Vets program.
Carney on Monday personally picked up the valentines from students at Lulu Ross Elementary School and hand delivered them to the veterans home off of Airport Road in Milford.
"I think it's great to be thought of on Valentine's Day," said New York native Otis Mason, a veteran of the U.S. Marines and the Air Force. "This takes me back to when we used to make valentines when I was in school."
Vernon Krause, a U.S. Navy veteran who served in World War II and the Korean War, said the handmade card and lollipop he received from the children were his first Valentine's Day presents since his wife of 64 years passed away in 2010.
"It's really something for them to think of us like this," he said. "It makes me feel real nice."
Carney (D-Del.) said the purpose of the program, which he held last year in New Castle County, is two-fold.
"I think the veterans get a big kick out of knowing these cards came from kids who appreciate and respect their years of service, and the smiles I see on their faces let me know it's worth it," he said. "But it's also reciprocal, because it helps create an awareness of among the children of the sacrifice and commitment of their parents and grandparents who served in the military."
Cynthia McKenzie, the principal at Lulu Ross Elementary School, said the students in second through fifth grades who made the cards took those lessons to heart.
"Several of these students have family members in the military, but for other I think it helped them gain some knowledge of what a veteran is and how they served our country," she said. "I know a lot of the cards the children made mentioned how thankful they are that the veterans fought for us, so we can be free."
Second grader Nicholas Colona, 8, said he learned a lot about veterans, like his PeePaw.
"I made a heart and colored it and told them we're glad they served our country," he said. "I also learned that if you get shot and live from it you get a medal called a Purple Heart."
Third grader Beau Davis said she learned anyone can serve in the military.
"My valentine has hearts on it and is red and pink," she said. "I wrote, 'I don't know what we'd do without you,' because I just want them to know they do a good job."
Third grader Gavin Bittenbender, 8, said he made his valentine with his father, Michael, who serves in the Air Force, while making his valentine.
"I think it's important to thank all the veterans because they all do a great job serving our country," he said. "We all appreciate it a lot."
Other schools that participated in the Valentines for Vets program this year included Milford's Banneker Elementary, Mispillion Elementary, North Georgetown Elementary, Georgetown Elementary and the Howard T. Ennis School.


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The following editorial first appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
By law, U.S. presidents have until early February to propose a federal budget for the spending year that begins the following October. So here we are hip-deep in review, debate and discussion of the 2011-2012 budget just proposed by President Barack Obama.
Yet, as we scan the proposal's 216 pages, we're wondering just how revved up we should get about the 2011-2012 budget proposal given that Congress still has done nothing to pass a budget for 2010-2011.
Obama proposed one a year ago, but the House and Senate failed to agree on a budget resolution. They failed to pass appropriations bills for the departments of Agriculture, Defense, Homeland Security, Commerce, Transportation and Energy. They failed to approve funds for the FBI or DEA or for education, health, environmental and veterans' programs.
No House-Senate conference committees unified their respective appropriations bills into one because there were no respective bills to unify. No mutually approved appropriations were sent to the president for his signature or veto because none passed both houses.
In fact, the only budgetary duty members of Congress managed to perform in the election year of 2010 was to pass four temporary funding extensions, called continuing resolutions, that kept the government from turning off the lights, locking the doors and cutting off the millions of Americans it serves.
It is those continuing resolutions that have paid our military troops, air traffic controllers, park rangers, FBI agents and cancer researchers since Oct. 1. Continuing resolutions allow checks to go the private businesses that supply the Pentagon with artillery shells, body armor and toilet paper and the ones that completed the Interstate 64/U.S. Highway 40 reconstruction project in St. Louis. Continuing resolutions have kept low-income students in college by providing funds for the Pell Grants that make tuition and books affordable.
Contrary to anti-government stereotypes, it isn't always like this. Obama proposed his budget for 2009-2010 in February 2009, and the House and Senate soon adopted a budget resolution. Most of the subsequent appropriations bills became law in October, with the final piece of budget legislation signed by the president on Dec. 19. Yes, Congress missed the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30, but not by much, and three handy continuing resolutions covered the relatively minor gaps.
Federal budgeting is a complicated process, but not an inherently dysfunctional one. Yet after the passage of health care reform last March, congressional Republicans chose obstructionism as their election-year strategy, and their victories last fall seem to have convinced them that it pays off — at least for their party, if not for the nation.
But addressing substantive long-term budget deficit issues — not the short-term political theatrics we're seeing at the moment — is a crucial challenge for elected officials of all parties with major implications for all Americans.
On more than one occasion, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, has declared that Republicans will behave "as adults" in discharging their responsibilities as leaders.
In his Tuesday press conference, Obama said he hopes that new budget negotiations will involve "an adult conversation where everybody says, 'Here's what's important and here's how we're going to pay for it.'"
Adults from both sides of the aisle working together on the budget process would be a welcome improvement.


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Preparing for Fall
October 4, 2012
Fall colors are almost upon us and the temperatures are down to a cool 95 degrees. Seasonal clean ups are at hand, along with the transition from summer lawn to winter grass.
In another month it will also be time to reduce your irrigation timers for your landscape to a winter schedule. This will reduce your water bill and it is also not healthy for your plants to water them frequently during the winter. Also remember, when watering through your drip irrigation system it is better to water, whether it be winter or summer, for a longer duration rather than short spurts. Deeper soaking helps leach salts & establish a healthier, deeper root system.
The seasonal annual flower change is also close at hand. Large variations are available. Be careful in your selections, not all varieties do well here. What's listed on the label for full sun, comes from California. Try and avoid what I call the "pretty now, dead later variety".
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As some of you may know, I recommend to avoid using CASE expressions in the WHERE clause of a query to express conditional logic. I prefer to have everything translated to simple ANDs, ORs and NOTs to keep things a) portable, b) easier to read and c) efficient.
Learning some good boolean logic techniques will go a long way towards making your queries more efficient, and you won't need to rely on CASE's and other methods of doing conditional logic.
First off, when I say "conditional logic", I am talking about something like this:
"If A then B"
where A and B are both conditions. For example, in a WHERE clause, you might want to implement a condition like this:
"If (@ReturnAll <>1) THEN (EmpID = @EmpID)"
In other words, if the @ReturnAll parameter is 1, then return all of the rows, but if @ReturnAll is not 1, then only return rows where EmpID is equal to the @EmpID parameter supplied.
To express this logic in the WHERE clause, many people might code it like this:
WHERE EmpID = CASE WHEN @ReturnAll<>1 THEN @EmpID ELSE EmpID END
However, this is kind of counter-intuitive (why should we check that EmpID = EmpID ?) and can be really tough to implement when the condition spans more than 1 column in the table (you need multiple CASE's). Also, if EmpID is null this will fail.
The alternative is to translate the condition into a regular boolean expression using only AND, OR and NOT. The logical translation of "IF A then B" is:
"(Not A) or B"
If you work it out on paper, you will see it makes sense. To translate our WHERE clause requirement using the above logic, it becomes:
WHERE (@ReturnAll =1) OR (EmpID = @EmpID)
We are saying if @ReturnAll is 1, don't bother evaluating more of the condition -- return the row because the expression is TRUE. But if @ReturnAll <> 1, then EmpID must be equal to @EmpID for the condition to be true and the row to be returned. Exactly the conditional logic we wish to express.
To show another example, suppose we wish to say:
"IF @Filter=1 THEN Date= @Date and Cust= @Cust and Emp= @Emp"
Expressing this in a CASE clause results in:
WHERE Date = CASE WHEN @Filter=1 THEN @Date ELSE Date END AND
Cust = CASE WHEN @Filter=1 THEN @Cust ELSE Cust END AND
Emp = CASE WHEN @Filter=1 THEN @Emp ELSE Emp END
A little hard to read and quite inefficient -- all 3 case expressions must be evaluated for each row in the result set. Without CASE, we get:
WHERE @Filter<>1 OR (Date= @Date and Cust= @Cust and Emp= @Emp)
Much easier to read and maintain, and faster -- if @Filter <>1, the rest of the expression can be ignored by the optimizer.
This is basically the same as writing a CASE expression in that it will not use an index on our column and doesn't implement solid boolean logic.
Converting that IF to a simple boolean expression results in a nice WHERE clause of:
WHERE (@CustID is null OR CustID = @CustID)
you would write it as:
((Not A) or B) AND (A or C)
a little harder, but it does the job! No need for CASE in the WHERE clause ... trust me !
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Imagine having your house in the middle of a big city parade—like it or not, you'd have to secure your house to prevent people from entering without your permission and damaging or stealing your belongings. Working on the Internet today is similar because it brings a parade of people close to your home who are eager to get through your computer's door and come inside. Fortunately, you can take steps to keep this from happening. Once you know the three biggest security problems that a small office/home office (SOHO) user needs to take care of, you can keep out uninvited users.
Problem 1: An Insecure OS
An insecure OS is an invitation for attackers to come in. Millions of computers have been shipped with OSs in various states of accessibility. Most users are unaware that their default settings let unauthorized users gain control and enter their systems with very little effort. (We'll talk about one such example later in the column involving Microsoft file-and-print sharing.) Attackers have specific tools that scan tens of thousands of Internet addresses looking for publicized exploits in common OSs, making anyone a potential target.
I searched the Internet using the phrase port scanner and found 6 links to freeware port scanning programs out of 10 matches displayed on just the first page. Many of the available port-scanning utilities are Windows- or GUI-based, which makes them automated and easy-to-use. An intruder can start a scan of a region of IP addresses, step away for a dinner break, and come back to a list of vulnerable targets. In fact, these tools have become so sophisticated that there are scripts especially made to test known vulnerabilities against services running on your machine.
Several of my friends used to recommend keeping a low online profile as a real deterrent to intrusion attempts. Unfortunately, with tools like port scanners so easily available, this advice is no longer as significant. Another colleague pointed out an adage: There is little, if any, security to be obtained through obscurity.
If you haven't secured your OS, chances are that any programs integrated with the OS are also at risk. Executable programs you download using a Web browser and execute on your system can cause all sorts of problems. However, it's up to you whether to accept and trust downloads. The latest Web browsers identify code that an intruder attempts to download to your machine, letting you accept or reject it. Some users, however, simply accept everything that comes down the pipe, and that's not a good practice.
Problem 2: Unused Open Ports
The second problem is leaving unused services open. Ports are what programmers refer to as logical connection places. For example, TCP/IP uses ports like doors. When a client computer or program requests a service from another computer or program, the client sends that request to a specific IP address and port number. Developers design servers and programs to listen on specific ports for requests (knocks on the door) and answer them.
It's entirely possible that you have services running and, therefore, open ports that you had no idea were there. To scan your system for open ports, I suggest you visit Steve Gibson's Shield's Up! Web site and follow his prompts. Alternatively, you can have someone you know run a port scan from the outside for you, as a double check against Gibson's scan. Gibson's utility examines an entire range of ports on your PC and alerts you to what's open. If the utility finds an open port and you aren't using the software that's listening on that port, you will want to shut down that software—it's a definite security risk. If you're using server software, such as a Web, mail, or news server, it's imperative that you stay current with all security updates and announcements from that product's vendor. Windows 2000 Magazine even runs the Security Advice mailing list that lets you monitor these situations and get information even faster than you can get from the vendors. Most manufacturers correct problems and security issues quickly.
The most prominent security hole in Microsoft OSs is the port 139 NetBIOS hole. The default setting assigns Microsoft's Client for Microsoft Networks and for file-and-print sharing to communicate using TCP/IP. By default, the OS assigns all Ethernet adapters in a system to communicate using TCP/IP. Using this client/protocol combination in an Internet-connected environment eliminates your security by divulging information about you and your computer to anyone who requests it and exposing Microsoft's lax password protection system to intruders. With these vulnerabilities, your machine becomes more of a target to intruders because of the simplicity of making this attack and the fact that your computer is actively advertising its condition to whatever program asks. It's equally simple to protect yourself—disable file-and-print sharing on your connected computers.
Problem 3: Backdoor Programs
Be sure you don't have any backdoor programs on your computer. Most antiviral programs will search your computer for these programs and get rid of them. Trojan horse programs most often fall into this category because they come in with rather innocent-looking email messages that lurk on your system until you activate the email. Again, these types of intrusions play on a user's innocence and trust during Web-browsing sessions. One of the more common backdoor programs is the two-part Back Orifice. An intruder can use the client application, running on one machine, to monitor and control another remote machine running the other part of Back Orifice, the server application. An intruder can use the Back Orifice client to run any program on the compromised system, record keyboard actions, restart or lock up the computer, look at the contents of any file, transfer files to and from the system, and display the screen saver password of the current user of the target machine.
These backdoor applications can be a big threat to your computing environment. A malicious attacker can use these tools to compromise the security of and inflict damage on a Windows system. However, there are ways to limit the threat. All backdoor attacks trick you into installing the application, so being educated and aware of this threat is a strong deterrent. Also, any firewall between the compromised machine and the attacker's computer makes it all but impossible for the attacker to communicate with the pseudo-client machine. Primarily, though, you can protect yourself from the potential threat by following safe computing practices—mainly, by not downloading or running applications from unknown sources. Remember that there's no such thing as a 100 percent secure system. Security is an ongoing process, and this column and Web site are here to walk you through that process.


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The Black Diamond Big Gun Harness is a comfortable climbing harness for big wall action. The wide waistbelt and leg loops are all about spreading your weight over a larger surface area, making hanging in the harness for long periods of time that much more comfortable. Additionally, the bullhorn shaped waistbelt features thermoformed foam to add to the comfort. Thanks to easy-to-use trad buckles, getting in and out of the harness as well as adjusting is super simple and fast. When it comes to racking, you've got seven gear loops to choose from, which are also color coded for ease. Now that's what I'm talking about. Time for some vertical action.
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NEC, Nissan lob $1.1bn at electric car battery biz
Japan shames America
In the States, tech giants can't build their own electric-car-battery plant without begging the government for the money. But in Japan, things are different.
According to a report from the Nikkei business daily - kindly flagged by Reuters - Nissan and NEC will invest at least $1.1bn in an effort to churn out lithium-ion batteries for roughly 200,000 electric and hybrid cars a year by early next decade. The two companies have already joined forces with NEC Tokin - a semi-NEC-spin-off - to produce lithium-ions for about 13,000 vehicles in 2009.
Next year, these batteries will be slotted into electric forklifts, but as production ramps, they'll also be used in Nissan's own electric and hybrid cars, slated for arrival in 2010.
With their fresh $1.1bn investment, Nissan and NEC plan to build a new lithium-ion battery factory in 2011 or later. Meanwhile, a consortium of US tech companies is requesting $1bn in federal aid to build a factory that would allow them to "catch up to Asian rivals."
Nissan, NEC, and NEC Tokin (a company that integrated with NEC's electronic components business in 2002) will build their lithium-ions through a joint venture dubbed the Automotive Energy Supply Corp. According to Nikkei and Reuters, the AESC is mulling factories in the US and Europe, where it can snap up low-interest loans offered by green-happy local governments.
Three other Japanese car manufacturers - Toyota, Mitsubishi, and Honda - have also announced joint ventures that will build batteries for 'leccy and hybrid cars. ®


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Angelina Jolie Lands in Los Angeles After Congo Trip
Angelina Jolie is a beauty in black while making her way through the terminal after landing at LAX Airport on Wednesday (March 27) in Los Angeles.
The 37-year-old actress is back in the states after taking a short trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo, as well as the Gisozi Genocide Memorial in Rwanda, as part of her work as a UNHCR ambassador.
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"It's often we speak about the dramas and the pain and horrors of the Congo, but it's also a wonderful place with extraordinary people," Angelina said in a new video released by The Guardian. "I think the big message is… this initiative started by the Foreign Secretary is an extraordinary thing, but what we're saying and what we're here to do is to try to scale it up and make this a worldwide focus."
At the airport, Angelina confirmed to photographers that her new ring is not a wedding ring.
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2013 HOOP JAM - The annual 3 on 3 Hoop Jam basketball tournament starts it's two day run in Sheridan tomorrow.
For several year the tournament was played on Main street and Grinell Plaza downtown, a move to Whitney Plaza took place a few years ago and has worked much better for the organizers and contestants and nearly 150 teams will be competing this year event organizer Amanda Monterstelli.
2013 Wyoming Soccer Cup U12 gold division state champions.
Front row left to right:
Carter Wells, Jacob Boint, Quinn Heyneman, Matthew Roma, Garrett Coon, Liam Shannon, & Tristan Bower
Back row:
William Brown, Ethan Willey, Nate Roe, Eli Johnston, Elliot Boley, Jaron Brewer
Coaches:Cody Coon & Jennifer Bower
FOOTBALL - We've heard this week from the Sheridan Bronc football program as they prepare for their team football camp at Black Hills state summer is the time for youth sports camps especially June and July.
The Bronc football team and Gillette will get together in Sheridan next Tuesday evening for Pre scrimmages as both programs get ready for their team camp at Black Hills state.
On Monday the University of Wyoming football program will hold their one day Cowboy camp at Homer Scott stadium.
The Big Horn Wild and Scenic Trail Run is coming up on June 14th and 15th.
The good folks at the Sports Stop put on the race and they have been very good supporters of the ski club. They always make a large donation to our club for our members help with the trail run.
Last year owners, Karen and Mike Powers donated a used Skidoo Skandic to the club for trail grooming. As most of you know in the past, I have solicited your help with the run.
The University of Wyoming tennis camp will be held at the Sheridan high school courts next week.
Since it is so close to starting, if you wish to attend, t call Bronc / Lady Bronc tennis coach Bob Faurot at (672-6323) so they know numbers to expect and can have enough coaches and then pay upon arrival the first day.
The adult clinics on Mon, Tues, and Wed evening 5-6:30. $20/person/night payable at the courts.No sign up necessary for the adult clinics.
BRONC FOOTBALL - The Sheridan Bronc football program continues preparation this week for their only team football camp of the off season which will be at Black Hills state in 10 days.
Bronc's Head coach Don Julian is encouraged by the numbers as 72 players from incoming freshmen through seniors will make the trip.
And Julian says it's been a good experience so far with the younger Bronc players.
TROOPER BASEBALL - The Sheridan Troopers went 3-2 at the Gillette Memorial day weekend tournament they split their games Sunday beating the Billings Halos 14-2 and dropped a back and forth game with Gillette 8-7 as Gillette held off a late Trooper rally.
The Troopers are now 7-5 overall and 1-0 in conference play next up for the Troopers is a little break to rest up after the long weekend will be a double header at Wheatland next week on Monday before a big conference game back in Gillette a week from today.
AUSTIN, Texas - Despite strong efforts by four Wyoming seniors to qualify for the finals, the 2013 track and field season came to a close Saturday at the NCAA West Preliminary in Austin, Texas.
"It was evident our athletes were doing their best and giving their full effort," said Wyoming coach Bryan Berryhill. "We came knowing we'd be facing some of the nation's top athletes in our sport and I think we represented the state and university well.
It was an honor for the 11 Wyoming athletes to be here, and we look to increase that number in the future."


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Urban Garden Center hosts schools on March 8, open to public on March 9University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Assistant Researcher, Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering
Frederika Bain, (808) 956-3092
Writer/editor, OCS
Students and teachers from Nānākuli, Wai'anae, Mauka Lani, 'Aiea, Pearl Ridge, Waipahu, and Our Lady of Good Counsel will attend this annual event, which serves a two-fold purpose: To create a greater awareness and understanding of agriculture and the environment among today's students, teachers, and the general public; and to introduce students to career opportunities in agriculture and environmental studies on O'ahu and throughout the state.
The following day, Saturday, March 9, will be the Urban Garden Center's Second Saturday event, which will feature many of the same exhibitors from the day before. Also, back by popular demand, is the workshop "Trees from the Ground Down" offered by the Aloha Arborist Association.
WHAT: O'ahu Agriculture and Environmental Awareness Day
WHO: College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
O'ahu Cooperative Extension Office
Office of Academic and Student Affairs
Invited students and teachers
WHEN: Friday, March 8, 2013 (schools)
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Estimated peak activity: 10 a.m.)
Saturday, March 9, 2013 (general public)
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
WHERE: UH Mānoa's Pearl City Urban Garden Center
955 Kamehameha Highway, Pearl City, Hawai'i 96782
View photos from the 2012 event here: http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/site/Gallery.aspx


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Spring is just around the corner, temperatures are starting to rise and days are getting longer.
For a snow sports enthusiast, spring usually means that it's time for a big trip up north or out west where conditions are still optimal.
If you stick around to enjoy some spring skiing close to home, you'll find challenging conditions. The snow will be frozen in the morning and become wet later in the day.
Hopefully, most skiers have logged countless hours on the slopes this winter, and you are ready for this challenge.
Just watch the Winter X Games or visit your local ski shop, and you'll see that snow sports – especially skiing – are now more popular than ever.
What do running, shoveling snow and sitting at your office desk have in common? These are all activities that you should not begin until you've stretched properly.
I know. Stretching before basic yard or office work sounds like overkill. But stretching can help you avoid aching muscles and painful injuries. In fact, you should consider stretching before many daily activities, including gardening, computer work or other repetitive stress tasks (i.e., line work at a factory).


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Next 4 days in Steamboat produce varying forecasts at different elevations
November 16, 2012
Steamboat Springs — All eyes in Steamboat Springs are on the prospects for snow or, even better, frigid temperatures between now and Wednesday when Steamboat Ski Area opens for the 2012-13 season.
Fresh snow always is welcome, but temperatures in the teens and ideal snowmaking conditions would do more for resort managers hoping to open terrain. Unfortunately, the National Weather Service does not see frigid temperatures in the forecast for the next three days.
Still, the ski area already has confirmed it is prepared to open the Christie Peak Express lift and trails including Sitz and Vogue on the lower third of the mountain. And snowcats were spreading a thick coating of man-made snow across the base area during the day Friday.
The current forecasts through Monday from the National Weather Service in Grand Junction tell two stories.
The first is for the valley floor, where the skies are expected to be mostly cloudy to partly sunny, with the exception of Sunday night, when there could be some precipitation. As of Friday afternoon, dark clouds already were amassing over the Yampa Valley, and the Weather Service had changed its forecast for Sunday night to include a 20 percent chance of rain mixed with snow in Steamboat Springs.
There is a second forecast for Mount Werner above 9,000 feet. High on the mountain, there will be a 20 to 30 percent chance of snow around the clock through Monday. High temperatures at that elevation will range from the high 20s to low 30s, and low temperatures will be from the mid- to low 20s.
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Weather Service meteorologist Paul Frisbie said Friday morning that in Steamboat, the discrepancy between the forecast for the valley floor and that at a higher elevation has to do with the topography of this part of the Yampa Valley and the time of year.
The wide discrepancy by elevation in the current forecast is more common throughout the Intermountain West than it is here, Frisbie said. In midwinter, Steamboat is prone to seeing similar weather conditions at 6,900 feet and 9,200 feet, for example. There is a noticeable difference, for sure, but it often isn't as great as it is in other locales.
In mid-November, that variance in forecasts by elevation is more prone to be seen from Craig to Steamboat.
"This is not a real strong system. Once you really get into winter, Steamboat stays cold," Frisbie said. "You haven't yet had that cold air mass locked in place."
So, conditions for snowmaking during the weekend may not be ideal, but the upper elevations of the ski area have a chance at some natural snow accumulation.
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The attorney for the man who fatally shot Trayvon Martin says he is shutting down a Facebook page the defense team was using because it was leading to unhelpful discussions.
Attorney Mark O'Mara announced the decision Wednesday on a separate website set up to distribute information on George Zimmerman's defense. Zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder in the shooting and has pleaded not guilty. He claims he shot the unarmed teenager in self-defense.
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Suffolk, ss. Division of Administrative Law Appeals
J. Kenneth Dow,
v. Docket No. CR-06-319
Teachers' Retirement System,
Appearance for Petitioner:
David T. Gay, Esq.
Gay, Gay & Field, P.C.
73 Washington Street
P.O. Box 988
Taunton, MA 02780
Appearance for Respondent:
James C. O'Leary, Esq.
Teachers' Retirement Board
One Charles Park
Boston, MA 02142
Administrative Magistrate:
Sarah H. Luick, Esq.
Pursuant to G.L. c. 32, §16(4), the Petitioner, J. Kenneth Dow, is appealing the May 17, 2006 decision of the Respondent, Teachers' Retirement System, excluding from his retirement calculation as regular compensation, payments he received for being the Director of Continuing Education. (Ex. 2) The appeal was timely filed. (Ex. 1) A hearing was held November 7, 2007, at the offices of the Division of Administrative Law Appeals (DALA), 98 North Washington Street, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02114, pursuant to G.L. c. 7, §4H.
Various documents are in evidence. (Exs. 1 - 16) The parties entered into some stipulations of fact. ("A") Administrative notice was taken of the regulations on regular compensation of the Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission (PERAC) and of the Teachers' Retirement System. ("B") One tape was used. The Petitioner testified. Both parties made arguments on the record. The record closed November 26, 2007.
1. J. Kenneth Dow, d.o.b. 1/11/45, began employment with the Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School (Tri-County) in Franklin, MA in October 1978. He did this with Teachers' Retirement System membership. He became an administrator at Tri-County in July 1988. He has always worked full time with continuous service at Tri-County. ("A". Ex. 3. Testimony)
2. Tri-County covers eleven towns and provides a combined vocational technical shop/trade and high school academic program to high school aged students. The academic courses lead to a high school diploma. During freshman year of high school the students also explore about fifteen different vocational and technical shop/trade areas. After that the students specialize in one shop/trade area. The academic program is very similar to that of a regular high school. The learning breaks down to 50% academic and 50% shop/trade during each day, which runs from 7:50 AM to 2:10 PM. The teachers of both the academic programs and the shop/trades courses are subject to collective bargaining agreements and they are members of the Teachers' Retirement System. The administrators are also members of the Teachers' Retirement System although they are not members of a union. They have written contracts with the Tri-County Superintendent and School Committee. About 35% of the students go on to a junior college or four year college. Upon graduating, they are able to go after their licenses/certificates in the shop/trade area they selected so that they can start employment in the trade. ("A". Ex. 10. Testimony)
3. In 1988, Mr. Dow became a Vocational Technical Coordinator at Tri-County. He administered and had oversight responsibility for a number of program areas, both academic and shop/trades. By 1989, he became the Vocational Technical Director with administration and oversight over all the program areas. By 1989, he stopped all teaching work. His duties now included making daily visits to the shop/trade classes, checking equipment and supply levels, checking for safety issues and code requirement issues, and checking to determine that required curriculums were being followed. ("A". Testimony)
4. From 1987, Mr. Dow was also assigned the work of Continuing Education Director. This program ran two nights a week. He developed a brochure for it. During the initial years he did this work it was intended to be a public relations effort to show off the school to the community, and to provide courses useful to the adult community. Mr. Dow was still a teacher when he first did this additional work. In time, the continuing education program offered courses toward securing licensure in some trades. There has always been a tuition charged, and the programs are not open to the high school students. The substance of the continuing education licensure courses mirrored the licensure courses taught to the high school students. The only overlap where both sets of students learned together was for special presentations. There was no overlap of shop or lab time for the two groups of students. In addition to doing recreational courses and doing the substantive licensure trades courses, the continuing education program would address specific needs of the adult community that arose. For example, in and around 1992 after the General Motors plant in the area closed, there were continuing education courses on adult career re-trainings. (Ex. 6. Testimony)
5. Starting in and around 1992, the continuing education program that Mr. Dow administered and supervised included daytime trades programs in cosmetology and licensed practical nursing. There was never a nighttime licensed practical nursing program, and in time, the cosmetology night program was stopped. The licensed practical nursing program has always required a high school diploma as a prerequisite, and upon starting it, Tri-County obtained Chapter 74 DOE approval of it. The cosmetology program does not require a high school diploma since it is not required for a state license in the trade. The minimum age to enter the continuing education program is 16 years old. Since this cosmetology program already had Chapter 74 DOE approval from starting it for the high school students, no additional approval was sought or necessary for Tri-County to provide the same program for the adult students. All the continuing education program courses have always been offered whether at night or during school day hours, within the Tri-County building. (Exs. 7, 15 & 16. Testimony)
6. Mr. Dow had to perform the same monitoring and oversight responsibilities with the teachers and course curriculum requirements of the continuing education program as he did for the high school teachers and their curriculum requirements. He had to evaluate each set of teachers the same way. He also had to handle both high school and continuing education student discipline, and perform oversight work the same way for both programs. He addressed various issues in regard to both programs during his day school hours. (Exs. 8, 9, 10 & 11. Testimony)
7. Mr. Dow was paid to be the Director of Continuing Education through an annual payment of a sum certain set forth in his annual contracts as Vocational Director. He received $9,488 for the 2003-2004 school year, $9,725 for the 2004-2005 school year, and $10,114 for the 2005-2006 school year. The wording of the provision in these annual contracts that would grant him the additional funds read:
The Vocational Director's regular compensation shall include an annual payment by the [Tri-County School] Committee of …[$________] for services performed as the Continuing Education Director. (Ex. 4)
8. Retirement deductions were taken from both the pay Mr. Dow received for his Director of Vocational Education and for his Director of Continuing Education work. (Ex. 5. Testimony)
9. The intent of the Tri-County School Committee for the school years 2003-2006, was to include the pay for being the Director of Continuing Education as part of Mr. Dow's overall salary for each of the years he performed this extra job assignment. (Exs. 8, 9, 10 & 11. Testimony). In order to clarify this situation for Mr. Dow, the Tri-County School Committee voted as follows:
It is moved that the intention of the Tri-County Regional School District Committee has been, and continues to be, that the compensation of J. Kenneth Dow include compensation for his responsibilities as Continuing Education Director and that this compensation is not separate from his regular compensation and reflects his daily responsibilities to the school district and its students. Notwithstanding the Superintendent's delineation of additional compensation for services as contained in Mr. Dow's contract, this change should have been reflected in Mr. Dow's contract effective September, 1992. (Ex. 12)
10. Mr. Dow's supervisor, John M. Jones, the Superintendent-Director of Tri-County, takes responsibility for what he sees as a mistake in highlighting in Mr. Dow's annual contracts, a lump sum annual extra payment for the assigned task of being the Director of Continuing Education. He views the vote of the Tri-County School Committee as showing that Mr. Dow performed the same functions with the high school students, teachers, and courses as he did with the continuing education students, teachers, and courses. He finds significant that as to licensure programs, both continuing education students and high school students took the same basic courses even if they did not learn together in the same classroom/shop. (Exs. 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12)
11. Mr. Dow filed for retirement in February 2006. He was retired effective June 30, 2006. ("A". Ex. 3)
12. In calculating his retirement allowance, the Teachers' Retirement System did not include the annual extra pay he received for work as the Director of Continuing Education, concluding that it was not regular compensation for retirement purposes. Mr. Dow filed a timely appeal. (Exs. 1 & 2)
13. Mr. Dow contacted the Teachers' Retirement Board after gathering information from his employer that supported his contention that the pay for being Director of Continuing Education should be regular compensation. The Teachers' Retirement Board by letter to Mr. Dow of August 1, 2007, explained the Board's position and how the Board was relying upon the decision in Varella v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board, et al., 56 Mass. App. Ct. 384 (2002), that concerned payment received for performing additional work as a Director of Continuing Education. The Court found it was not regular compensation. (Ex. 13)
The pertinent standards for determining what is regular compensation for retirement purposes for a member retiring out of the Teachers' Retirement System, is contained in the G.L. c. 32, §1 definition of regular compensation as well as in the PERAC and Teachers' Retirement System regulations on regular compensation. ("B") Section 1 defines regular compensation in pertinent part to include:
[S]alary, wages or other compensation in whatever form, lawfully determined for the individual service of the employee by the employing authority, not including bonus, overtime, severance pay … early retirement incentives, … In the case of a teacher employed in a public day school who is a member of the teachers' retirement system, salary payable under the terms of an annual contract for additional services in such a school ….
840 CMR 15.03(1)(a) on Regular Compensation, the regulation promulgated by PERAC, states that regular compensation includes pay,
- … actually paid to or on behalf of a member;
- … made as remuneration for services actually rendered …
- … ordinary, normal, recurrent, repeated, and of indefinite duration;
- … made pursuant to an official written policy of the employer ….
Also included at Section 15.03(1)(c) are:
Lump-sum … payments which would have been regular compensation if paid in the period in which the services remunerated thereby were actually rendered …
And, Section 15.03(d) includes:
- a member's annual rate of compensation as provided in an approved salary schedule; ….
Section 15.03(2) excludes ad hoc or extraordinary payments including:
(a) any amounts paid for hours worked beyond the member's normal work schedule ….
The Teachers' Retirement System regulation at 807 CMR 6.01 makes clear that a school administrator's annual contract like Mr. Dow had, should include any payment that would be regular compensation. 807 CMR 6.02 (1) states in pertinent part:
The term regular compensation as defined by M.G.L. c. 32, s. 1 and further defined by 840 CMR 15.03 shall include:…
(b) Salary payable under the terms of an annual contract for additional services so long as:
- The additional services are set forth in the annual contract;
- The additional services are educational in nature;
- The remuneration for these services is provided in the annual contract;
- The additional services are performed during the school year.
807 CMR 6.02 (2) states in pertinent part;
… the term regular compensation as so defined shall not include:
(a) Any amounts paid for special projects involving tasks which are not part of the annual contract and which are not performed on a year to year basis;
(b) Any amounts paid for work performed during the summer months unless the member's position in which he/she is employed during the school year requires that he/she work for 11 or 12 months and the annual contract provides for same; ….
To determine whether Mr. Dow's work as the Continuing Education Director satisfies the above criteria, case law must be applied to his circumstances. In Varella v. CRAB and Teachers' Retirement Board, 56 Mass. App. Ct. 384 (2002), the Appeals Court addressed yearly stipends received by a public high school teacher as additional pay for performing the work of a co-director of an evening educational program held at the high school and open to the community with tuition charged to take the courses. This was not a vocational technical high school. With permission, certain high school students could also attend the evening education program. The courses included topics "such as typing, word processing, American sign language, flag making and pop piano." Id., at 385. Most of the courses were taught during evening hours after school. Mr. Varella did not teach in the evening program but supervised it and interviewed prospective teachers for it. Retirement deductions were taken from the pay he received as co-director. The pay he received was included in his collective bargaining agreement. These facts line up with Mr. Dow's circumstances.
The Varella, supra, Court noted how the G.L. c. 32, §1 definition of regular compensation when it addresses teachers recognizes "that teachers typically perform numerous functions, not all of which are easily subsumed within traditional notions of 'teaching,' and [that some] … functions shall generate compensation to be included in the retirement benefit calculation." Id., at 387.
The Court noted how the case of Evans v. CRAB, 46 Mass. App. Ct. 229 (1999), excluded a teacher's extra work teaching summer school, and the case of Hallett v. CRAB, 431 Mass. 66 (2000), excluded a high school teacher's extra work as Director of Drivers' Education because he was paid hourly wages and the work occurred after normal school hours. The Court concluded that Mr. Varella's work as co-director of the evening program, though administrative work, fell "within the scope of educational services." Id., at 388. This covers this same aspect of Mr. Dow's work as Director of Continuing Education. But, the Court would not find the stipend to be regular compensation because these services were not for additional work connected to the public day school program. The evening education program was not found to be "meaningfully related to the regular high school experience … was essentially an adult education or extension program." Id., at 389. The Court noted how high school students went to high school due "to legal requirements regarding compulsory education that were not applicable to the evening program … [which was] available to the community at large, its focus being quite different from that of a public high school attended by young people following a prescribed curriculum in pursuit of a high school diploma." Id., at 389 The Court went on to conclude "that it is the Legislature's intention that only compensation paid for services that affect the educational experiences of students enrolled in regular public school programs is to be included in the retirement benefit calculation." Id., at 390
The Varella, supra, Court's reasoning for not allowing Mr. Varella's additional pay as the evening program director also reaches Mr. Dow's circumstances. Even with an overlap of courses between the continuing education program and the high school program as to the licensure trades classes and course requirements, and even with both taught during school day hours in the same building, the continuing education program is not an adjunct or outgrowth of the high school program. The fact that the high school program covers vocational as well as academic education does not change this outcome. Therefore, the decision of the Teachers' Retirement Board is affirmed.
Sarah H. Luick, Esq.
Administrative Magistrate
DATED: March 21, 2008
This information is provided by the Division of Administrative Law Appeals .


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Undefeated Chucks aspire to defend district title against unbeaten Clearfield
DUBOIS — A year after surprising District IX with a Class AAA Championship Game win over Clearfield last season, the Chucks have an opportunity at defending their title for the first time ever at 7 p.m. at E.J. Mansell Stadium in DuBois.
The Chucks are in search of their third district title, as after winning their first crown in 1991 — a Quad-A championship over DuBois — Punxsy didn't return to the title game in 1992. Instead, DuBois beat Clearfield.
Tonight, the 10-0 Chucks face the 10-0 Bisons in a rematch of last year's title tilt, with one team continuing its undefeated season against the District VI Champions and the losing squad suffering its first and only defeat of the year.
As big of a game as tonight's matchup will be, Punxsy senior and co-captain Devon Luzell said that the Chucks need to treat tonight just like they did the first 10 contests this season.
"It just feels like another regular season game to us right now. It's the second year in a row going 11 games, so it's something we expect to do now," Luzell said. "It means the District IX Championship and an 11-0 season, but we're just going to go out and play it like a regular game."
When looking back at the tape of last year's game, the Chucks got an idea of what Punxsy second-year head coach Alan Nichol has stressed since he has arrived: Taking things one play at a time and competing for a full 48 minutes. A jarring hit at the goal line by 2010 graduate Braedon Pennington led to a Clearfield incompletion on fourth down late in the game, allowing the Punxsy to hold on for the 34-28 victory.
"I think that's (playing 48 minutes is) going to be one of the keys. They have an explosive team," Nichol said. "Good things are going to happen in the game, and bad things are going to happen. You have to react to that."
Expectations are that tonight's game won't be as high-scoring as last year. The Chucks boast the third-best scoring defense in the state, allowing 3.9 points per game. The Bisons' defense is second-best in the district to the Chucks, giving up just 10.2 points a game.
Punxsy gave up more than seven points just one time this season, while the Bisons surrendered more than 14 points just once.
Team play has enabled the Chucks to swarm to the ball all season on defense. In addition, Punxsy managed 17 sacks and 17 interceptions.
"I think we played as a team this year instead of just individuals," Luzell said. "We came together, we did our own jobs, and that helped everyone out."
Also strengthening Punxsy's defensive approach is that most of the defense has returned from last season, including senior and co-captain Ian Weaver, who leads the Chucks with 82 tackles. Last year, Weaver had 88 tackles, second-best on the team.
"We have a lot of guys returning, and that helped," Weaver said. "Also, all summer, we were up here watching film and keying in on what people do. We know what they have and what their strengths are, and we just shut them down."
Clearfield has done a great job spreading out its offensive attack, led by junior quarterback Curtis Frye, who has thrown for 1,417 yards and rushed for 245, scoring 20 total touchdowns, including 12 passing. Five Clearfield players have at least 12 catches, led by senior Derek Danver, who has 29 receptions for 428 yards and six touchdowns.
Led by junior quarterback Logan Weaver, Punxsy's passing attack is similar. Logan Weaver has thrown for 1,068 yards and 17 touchdowns. He has completed at least 16 passes to three players, including senior Zak Dickey, who has 27 catches for 362 yards and eight scores.
"You can't hone in on any one receiver because he spreads the ball around very similar to our passing game," Nichol said about Frye. "We're going to have to cover the field and know our assignments."
Clearfield's defense will be bringing constant pressure to Logan Weaver, who won't be able to hold onto the ball for too long when he drops back to pass.
"They like to bring (line)backers and play a lot of man, so I have to get my check downs and get rid of it early," Logan Weaver said. "If they try to sit back in a zone, (I have to) make my reads and hit my wide receivers and go from there."
Helping Punxsy succeed against Clearfield's defense will be a lack of predictability in play calling.
"We have to dictate when we want to run and when we want to throw rather than having the defense know when we're going to do that," Nichol said. "We need to make sure they don't focus in on one part of our game. Any time you play a good defense, that's what we have to do. "
As far as both teams' rushing attacks, Clearfield is once again led by Derek Morgan, who is now a senior. Morgan is 52 yards away from a 1,000-yard season, and he also has 13 touchdowns. Beau Swales has also gained 585 yards rushing to go along with 11 touchdowns.
"Every play he touches the ball, with his speed and his ability, he's a big play threat," Nichol said about Morgan.
Punxsy's rushing attack has varied all year, with Ben Blazavich splitting carries with Jason Fallara, Glenn Perry, and at times, Duell Thompson and Corban Cressley.
Fallara leads the team with 564 yards rushing and nine touchdowns, but he hasn't played since re- injuring his leg Oct. 22.
When asked of Fallara's health for tonight, Nichol said, "Everyone seems to be in the fold and ready to go."
Even without Fallara, the Chucks have rushed for 1,116 yards on 233 carries — 5.0 yards per carry.
The Chucks' arrival in the district championship game last year was a bit of a surprise — it was their first time there since 2002. Punxsy won't be sneaking up on the Bisons this year, considering last year's result and Punxsy's 10-0 record.
Still, the Chucks are much more confident entering tonight's game after last year's victory over Clearfield.
"Clearfield's been in the title game for quite a while, except for one year," Nichol said. "They're a championship program, and we were able to compete with them and beat them last year."
While the Chucks may have much more confidence, the Bisons are expected to be hungrier than ever. They've shown it by blitzing through their schedule, with only one of their wins being decided by single digits.
"If anything, I feel like they're going to come back wanting revenge," Luzell said. "We have to be more mentally prepared than they are and know what's coming at us and be able to take it head on."


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The combination of the words "little" and "asshole." Adjective that is often used for careless rude people. Can also be used when referring to douchebags you previously dated.
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B: "Nah, he got belligerently drunk at my sisters wedding and started a cake-fight."
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A: "What a lasso."
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The account you're connecting to likely allows POP or IMAP access. Some e-mail services require you to enable POP or IMAP access by signing in to the account. Other services allow POP or IMAP access automatically. Before you connect from Outlook Web App, check that you've enabled POP or IMAP access on the account you're connecting to. For information about whether to enable POP or IMAP access for e-mail services that are frequently used, see Turn on POP or IMAP Access to Connect to Another Account.
Post Office Protocol (POP) version 3 allows an e-mail program to pull information from an e-mail server over the Internet and download that information to an e-mail program on your computer or mobile phone. Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) version 4rev1 not only pulls in e-mail from the connected account but also copies any folder or label structure from your connected account onto your computer or mobile phone. For more information about POP and IMAP, see Using POP3 and IMAP4 E-Mail Programs.
You can reply to or send e-mail from your cloud-based account using the address of a connected account. From the e-mail message, select the e-mail address of the connected account in the From drop-down list. When you send a message using the connected account address, the message is sent by your cloud-based account on behalf of the e-mail address of your connected account. If you're unable to send mail using the address of a connected account, check that you've verified ownership of that account so you can send using that account's address. Under Options > Account > Connected Accounts, click the link for the connected account displayed under the Action column to resend a verification e-mail to your connected account. Then sign in to that account and click the link in the verification e-mail to enable send and reply access using that address from your cloud-based account.
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LA JOLLA, Calif., Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Scott Stallings emerged from a crowded field with a birdie on the final hole Sunday, claiming the Farmers Insurance Open with a 4-under 68.
Stallings finished the event at 9-under-par 279, edging ahead of a group of 10 competitors who each had a share of lead during the final round at Torrey Pines.
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Ambassador Bridge owner Manuel (Matty) Moroun's latest flyer in support of Proposal 6 arrived in Michigan mailboxes Saturday and drew immediate outrage for trying to inflame anti-Detroit sentiments with inaccurate claims.
"More of your money for Detroit?" is the message stamped over a photograph of a dilapidated Detroit street, in a flyer that arrived at homes three days before Tuesday's vote.
"Don't let the politicians give away more pork projects and 'special giveaways' for the new bridge."
Proposal 6 aims to stop construction of a new bridge between Detroit and Windsor by mandating a statewide vote on any such project, as well as a vote in the affected municipality. Proponents say a new bridge is crucial to economic development in southeast Michigan.
The flyer -- one of many pieces of mailed literature in favor of Proposal 6 arriving at homes almost daily -- attacks the idea of "community benefits" for the Delray neighborhood in southwest Detroit where the U.S. side of the proposed New International Trade Crossing public bridge to Canada would be built.
Claims in the flyer that community benefits would be taxpayer funded and would pay for home improvements and repairs were denounced as lies.
"This company is desperate," said state Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Detroit, who represents the Delray area and whose comments are cited in the flyer.
Mickey Blashfield, Moroun's spokesman on Proposal 6, did not directly address concerns raised about the accuracy of the flyer.
"The government bridge study raised the Delray neighborhood's expectations of community improvements in exchange for project support and then pretends it's free. One way or another, taxpayers will be on the hook," he said in a statement to the Free Press. "That's economics, not any other social statement."
Community benefits packages to mitigate disruption are common in large-scale public and private construction projects in or near residential neighborhoods.
Still, no such package has been negotiated for the public bridge to Canada, but items discussed for Delray residents include jobs or job training, improvements such as street lighting or green space, and measures to address environmental problems resulting from heavy truck traffic and other congestion.
The bridge agreement signed in June between Michigan and Canada calls for such plans to be negotiated between the private bridge developer, selected through competitive bidding, and community representatives in Delray and Windsor. Officials say the plan would be paid for by the developer, who would recoup the expense from the developer's share of bridge tolls, not taxpayers.
In the flyer, Moroun says the community benefits would be "taxpayer funded" and suggests they would go toward "home improvement and repair projects."
Geralyn Lasher, a spokeswoman for Gov. Rick Snyder, said it appears "distortions of reality" by Moroun will continue until Tuesday. "There is no taxpayer money involved in the building of the bridge," Lasher said.
The bridge, expected to cost $2.1 billion with plazas and connecting roads, is to be privately financed by a contractor who would recoup the investment, plus profit, from bridge tolls. Canada has offered to pick up Michigan's $550 million share of other related costs, such as the bridge plaza and connecting roads, with that money also to be recouped from tolls. Canada has pledged to cover any shortfalls and hold Michigan harmless if bridge tolls are not sufficient to pay the developer.
Snyder and most Michigan business leaders support the project as a way of clearing a border bottleneck and assuring access for Michigan exporters to their largest market. Moroun opposes the project as unfair government encroachment on his private enterprise. He says he wants to build a new private bridge beside his existing one, but Canadians don't want a second bridge there because of the congestion it creates through a residential neighborhood in Windsor.
Tlaib said the flyer is a sign of desperation as Moroun tries to win approval of a constitutional amendment that would require a statewide vote on the new public bridge.
"This is terrible," Tlaib said Saturday. "I feel like when they talk about Detroit that way, there's a racial tone to it that's unacceptable. They're using our democratic process to bully us to accept their way. That message is coming from an organization, a company, that is supposed to be a good corporate neighbor to the city of Detroit that hosts it."
No community benefits for Delray have been negotiated, Tlaib said.
"We have nothing, right now," she said. "All we're asking for is to have a conversation."
Detroiter Malik Shabazz, who has organized protests supporting Moroun's bridge and opposing the proposed public bridge, said Saturday he hadn't seen the flyer "but if it's anything remotely like you say it is, it's an outrage and it's a disgrace. We don't have any time for race baiting."
Moroun, whose bridge company has put $33.2 million into the Proposal 6 campaign, had steered clear of the Detroit issue until this weekend, it's not the first time he has tried to bash the public bridge by depicting it as a government pork project for Detroit.
In June 2011, when a bridge bill was before the Legislature, Moroun hired political consultant Dick Morris to conduct a poll that included a question that began: "Critics of the bridge say this is just a payoff to politicians in Detroit."
Another question described community benefits for Delray by saying bridge supporters "propose paying 10% of the cost of the bridge to support golf courses (and) swimming pools" in Detroit.
Asked by reporters where he got those details, Morris said the question was fair because similar amenities had been included in community benefits packages elsewhere.
Critics denounced the exercise as a "push poll" designed not to elicit information but to influence public opinion with misinformation disguised as questions.
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SCAD will host a conversation among Vogue contributing editor and SCAD Board of Trustees member André Leon Talley, American couturier Ralph Rucci and Pulitzer Prize-winning fashion journalist Robin Givhan, at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, May 19 at the SCAD Museum of Art, 601 Turner Blvd. The event is free and open to the public.
The three fashion experts will discuss everything from fashion inspiration to advice for aspiring designers.
Talley and SCAD President Paula Wallace will present Rucci with the André Leon Talley Lifetime Achievement Award at the university's annual fashion show 8 p.m., May 19 at Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St.
As contributing editor to Vogue, Talley regularly pens a witty, pithy column called "Life with André." He has been an integral part of the pre-eminent fashion magazine for more than 25 years, and prior to that was at Interview magazine during Andy Warhol's tenure. In 2003, Talley was honored with the CFDA Eugenia Sheppard Award for Excellence in Fashion Journalism, and in 2008, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree by SCAD in recognition of his contributions to the university. Talley regularly mentors SCAD students and serves as a member of the Board of Trustees. In October 2011, he joined SCAD President Wallace in opening the André Leon Talley Gallery in the new SCAD Museum of Art.
Rucci, a 30-year industry veteran, established his label, "Chado Ralph Rucci" in 1994. In 2002, he was invited to show his first haute couture collection in Paris, becoming the first American to do so in more than 60 years. His plaque on the Fashion Walk Hall of Fame was unveiled on Seventh Avenue in New York in October 2011. Rucci is the subject of a recent documentary film titled, "A Quiet American: Ralph Rucci & Paris."
Givhan is the first fashion journalist to win the Pulitzer Prize for criticism. She joined the Washington Post as fashion editor in 1995 and left in 2010 to join Newsweek and The Daily Beast as a special correspondent for style and culture. She has contributed to a number of books and wrote "Michelle: Her First Year as First Lady," a look at Michelle Obama and the cultural and social shifts caused by the first African-American family in the White House.
The SCAD Fashion Show presents the collections of top-graduating seniors selected by a critiqued jury of top industry professionals. Purchase tickets at the Savannah Box Office at 216 E. Broughton St., online at savannahboxoffice.com or by phone at 912.525.5050.
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Heavener Lady Wolves outlast Howe to win LeFlore County JH Fast-Pitch Softball Tournament
The Heavener Lady Wolves survived being forced to two title game by the Howe Lady Lions to win the 2011 LeFlore County Junior High Fast-Pitch Softball Tournament last week at the Poteau Area Recreational Complex.After Howe won the first title game 2-0, Heavener came back to capture the winner-take-all title game 5-3 in a game which was called due to the time limit.Heavener opened tournament play with a win over Leflore, then posted victories over Howe, Poteau and Wister to make it to the championship round.The championship team roster includes, Kayle Huckaby, Cheyanne Cranfield, Jodie Hill, Erika Lemay, Christian Schiffner, Kajea Ary, Makenzie Wilson, Tayler Ollie, Shelby Smith, Emily Yandell, Megan Alexander, Makaylee Wilson, Sydney Crase, Mason Shubert, Abbi Moody and Coaches Rodale Sanders and Jennifer Moody.The Lady Lions (17-6) almost completed the inevitable task of going through the loser's bracket to win the title.After Howe lost to Heavener 11-1 in its first game, the Lady Lions beat Arkoma 10-0, Whitesboro 8-0, Panama 8-1, Hodgen 5-0 and Wister 4-3 to make it to the championship game. In the win over Wister, Howe scored four runs in its last at-bat to overcome a 3-0 deficit.The Lady Lions, comprised of Gentry Brown, Kerstein Hall, Braden Dorsey, Lakota Vickers, Madison Place, Taya Kellogg, Macee Williams, Julianne Ford, Jasmine Lopez, Lari Coker, Courtney Hall, Hailey Loomis, Lexi Denton, Remington Wilson, Carlyssa Sanchez and Michaela Stacy, have one tournament win this season — the Robbers Cave Shootout earlier this season in Wilburton — while they were third at the Lady 'Back Classic in Panama.As for other tournament results in the opening round, Hodgen defeated Arkoma, Pocola beat Spiro and Whitesboro got past Cameron.In the winner's-bracket quarterfinals, Wister beat Hodgen, Panama defeated Pocola and Poteau got past Whitesboro. Wister beat Panama in the semifinals before losing the winner's-bracket final to Heavener.In consolation play opening-round results, Whitesboro beat Spiro, Hodgen defeated Leflore and Pocola got past Cameron.Then, Hodgen beat Pocola and Poteau before losing to Howe.